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Re-thatching in George
Re-thatching in George? Send the roof size, photos of the worn areas and a view of the frame from inside if you can, so thatchers who work in George and around Western Cape can quote the strip, the new thatch, the ridge and the travel.
Want to know more first? Our re-thatching guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Repairs & protection in George: local notes
Moss and lichen cleaning, valley repairs and checks of shaded north and south slopes are the usual George jobs, given the damp climate. Many sales of thatched houses here include a thatch inspection for the buyer or the insurer. After the Garden Route fires, more owners ask about fire retardant, drenchers and clearing plantations and bush near the house. Borer can get into poles in older roofs.
Who builds with thatch in George
George sits on the Garden Route plateau below the Outeniqua Mountains, close to where much of South Africa's Cape reed grows and is harvested. The southern Cape gets rain through the year, and the green, often misty climate keeps roofs damp, so moss, algae and lichen are common on shaded thatch. Thatched homes are found in the older suburbs, on golf and country estates, on smallholdings around Blanco and along the coast at Wilderness and Herold's Bay, with holiday homes and guest houses towards Knysna and Mossel Bay. Wildfires have burned large parts of the Garden Route in dry, windy spells, so fire protection matters here as much as damp control.
The requests we see from George usually come from:
- Homeowners: a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: the oldest guest rooms re-thatched first and the rest planned over years
- Resorts and holiday parks: rows of thatched units re-thatched in phases with a fire barrier added
Local tips for George
Thatchers serving George mostly work from here: garden Route thatchers in George and Knysna; reed harvested in the southern Cape. The jobs that come up most: cape reed homes, estate thatch, moss cleaning, buyer inspections. When you ask for quotes, ask for an inspection report with photos before you sign the offer to purchase.
Re-thatching usually suit worn house, lodge, lapa and rondavel roofs. How it works: old thatch stripped, frame checked, re-laid. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season. On the weather: rain through the year and misty damp air; wildfire risk in dry windy spells.
Service area: George and surrounds
Thatchers, suppliers and specialists on our network work in George and surrounding areas, including Wilderness, Blanco, Pacaltsdorp, Thembalethu, Herold's Bay, Mossel Bay, Knysna. Give your suburb or the farm's nearest town, so travel and delivery can be quoted honestly.